Risk Taking - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Sep 2021
News

Confronting Sustainability in Business; Pro-Bono Consulting for Black-Owned Companies

1982), Masako Egawa (MBA 1986), Yumiko Murakami (MBA 1994), and Masato Nakamura (MBA 2020). “We will have monthly talks with different perspectives: measurement (accounting), corporate, venture, renewables, historical, climate risk... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

07 Oct 2015
What Do You Think?

What is the Best Immigration Model for the US?

column. Anne, for example, pointed out that the German system assigns a certain number of immigrant families to specific villages, has them take German lessons, and gives job assignments with benefits conditioned upon View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 2018
News

Research Brief: Bargaining for Better

study takes a different tack: Something as simple and nonmaterial as negotiation skills can have a life-changing impact on a girl’s future. The study is detailed in “Negotiating a Better Future: How Interpersonal Skills Facilitate... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

Profile

Brett Lindsay Laffel

Growing up as the daughter of transplanted New Yorkers deep in the heart of Red Sox Nation proved formative for Brett Lindsay Laffel. "I was raised as a Yankees fan in enemy territory," Brett says. "In order to wear my Yankees caps to school and View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

INK: Big News for Small Business

photo by Susan Young I also believe this will decrease risk for lenders, which will lower the cost of capital and create a virtuous cycle. Community banks, in particular, could be big winners: Imagine if they introduced these fintech... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

21 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

How to Sink a Startup

forks in the road, Rich options directly conflict with King options. For example, on the one hand, founders who do not raise money risk handicapping their venture if money dwindles or dries up completely. On the other hand, founders who... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

25 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 25

institutions. We seek empirical evidence suggested by theories concerning conflicts between managers and owners over risk-taking. We argue that managers holding equity of their bank take less risk because... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Is Your iPhone Turning You Into a Wimp?

majority chose to gamble the two dollars and to risk taking another card in Blackjack, regardless of which piece of Apple equipment they were using. However, device size substantially affected whether the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Consumer Products

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Cherian Kurien

communication through the case methodology, has helped to improve my clarity of thought and verbal communication skills. With an excellent curriculum, exceptional faculty and ambitious goals, Harvard Business School remains committed to developing world class leaders.... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products; Retail

11 Feb 2016
Blog Post

First Came Love, then Came Business School

January of EC year we had five weeks to explore Australia and New Zealand! Did you have a back-up plan if only one of you got in? In the first round, we only applied to Boston area schools, hoping that we would at least both be in the same city. While we knew it was a... View Details

01 Dec 2013
News

Batteries and Chocolates

displaying characteristics (such as consensual decision-making and greater risk aversion) more associated with women's management styles. Admittedly, acknowledging gender-based organizational distinctions View Details

Keywords: Spar, Debora; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2005
News

Faculty Books

resources? In this book, Professor Vietor, his coeditors, and other leading scholars in law, economics, and business consider questions of corporate social responsibility in the environmental realm and provide a foundation for future research and policymaking. Make... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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GDPR & Other Data Privacy Laws | Information Technology

identified or identifiable individual located in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway (GDPR Processing). Harvard units or programs must comply with the GDPR when conducting GDPR Processing. The GDPR requires that security measures be appropriate in... View Details

01 Sep 2016
News

Up to the Highest Heights

kiteboarding community—which includes Elon Musk and Richard Branson—is custom-made for startup culture, says Tai. “It’s work-hard, play-hard types with strength, stamina, and willingness to try new things, who take calculated View Details

Keywords: April White

24 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 24

PublicationsBarriers to Household Risk Management: Evidence from India Authors:Shawn A. Cole, Xavier Giné, Jeremy Tobacman, Petia Topalova, Robert M. Townsend, and James Vickery Publication:American Economic Journal: Applied Economics... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

27 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

family to consider a liquidity event. The family's five-year lock-up arrangement with Interbrew has just expired. In March 2004, Interbrew has announced its plans to take a controlling stake in Brazilian giant AmBev, a deal that will... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ’The Future of Boards’

organization has the controls and procedures that will red-light or highlight risks when they need to be highlighted?" Other directors disagreed, believing that the board should devote less time to compliance issues and more to... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Lorsch

06 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

evils. The third risk is neglecting one's own well-being. These are hard, demanding tasks that take a toll on the most experienced managers—even those who have done it multiple times before. To believe that... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

29 Aug 2018
News

The Value of Valleys

company and raised $2.25 million for it, and then we shut it down. We certainly made a lot of mistakes in building out the company, but my number one piece of advice for the HBS community is that HBS offers incredible optionality and optionality declines with each... View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

Case Study: On the Record

(MBA 1977) Yes, Gold Rush Vinyl should take risks and eliminate supply bottlenecks to speed delivery times. “Rush Vinyl” is two-thirds of the name, and speed is vital. Ever-volatile college radio playlists... View Details